• ChicoSuave@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Traditional, pre-2006, beta tests were bug hunts in feature complete software. Then public beta tests became a thing that rapidly evolved into marketing for a finished game. Most public betas don’t see any bugs fixed on launch.

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      4 months ago

      Not just marketing, they’re often also a load test for the networking infrastructure. Not much change to actual gameplay though.